www.theleaven.com | Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | Vol. 31, No. 30 march 12, 2010 Caring for Your Elders Atchison’s Dooley Center named one of the best nursing homes in the nation

By Steve Johnson Special to The Leaven

ATCHISON — Sister Mary Ethel Bur- ley was a major part of the lives of thou- sands of elementary-aged youngsters during her lengthy teaching career. For 50 years, she helped form the minds and morals of students at St. Anthony School in Kansas City, Kan., as well as Catholic schools in Ottawa and Seneca. She put everything into her teaching and truly cared about each little face that looked up at her. But what happened to Sister Mary Ethel after all those years? Is she well cared for? Is she happy? Is she even alive? Well, you can rest assured that she is just as vibrant and full of humor at age 87 as she was when she was teaching. And she is now looked after with the same care and enthusiasm she brought to the classroom. She is a resident of the Dooley Center, one of the 12 best nurs- ing homes in the nation. The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is home to the Dooley Center, the care facility associated with the Benedictine Sisters’ Mount St. Scholas- tica Monastery in Atchison. Those who visit get an immediate sense of home and community, and those who live there know they get the best care. The Dooley Center was recently named one of America’s Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Based on the new federal government Five Star System, the mag- azine gathered information on nearly 16,000 facilities across America. The Dooley Center not only made the list, but rose to the top. It is one of the few in the nation, and the only one in the Midwest, that scored a perfect rating in all federal government measures for four straight quarters. Sister Mary Ethel Burley (left), Dooley Center administrator Barbara Stec (center) and prioress Sister Anne Shepard display the plaque naming the Turn to “rule” on page 6 center as one of America’s best nursing homes.

Sister Mauricita Schieber, OSB, enjoys a game of bingo at the Dooley Sister Jeremy Dempsey, OSB, gets her hair done by stylist Keri Arm- Debra Levin, LPN, checks the blood pressure of Sister Eu- Center. She taught for many years at Christ the King School in Kan- strong in the Dooley Center beauty salon. nice Ballman, OSB. sas City, Kan., and served as its principal for many more. 2 ARCHBISHOP THE LEAVEN • march 12, 2010 THE LEAVEN • march 12, 2010 SECOND FRONT PAGE 3 LIFE WILL BE VICTORIOUS Bishop Ward Bishops address challenges to marriage Decision makers should know your wishes, share your values By Kara Hansen • Current challenge to marriage #3: Divorce. The bishops affirm mar- announces y grandmother pate future developments in medical Leaven staff #1: Contraception. Married couples riage as a lifelong covenantal union. science. Catholics should be especially Archbishop Naumann’s using artificial contraceptives are They acknowledge the stresses and Mspent the final years wary of signing advanced directives weekly calendar KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Bill Cosby separating the unitive and procre- strains couples are under many times new principal of her life at Mother of that make no distinction between basic was only half-joking when he said, ative aspects of marriage, write the in marriages, and acknowledge that comfort care — such as food and water March 12-13 “For two people to live in a marriage bishops. Deliberately separating the “in some cases, divorce may be the Good Counsel Home, a — from medical interventions, such as Conception Seminary board meeting together day after day is unquestion- two can be harmful to a marriage only solution to a morally unaccept- major surgery. ably the one miracle the Vatican has and often results in spouses treat- able situation.” Last, the bishops en- Dr. Judith Warren will take skilled nursing facility in The best way to provide for future March 13-14 overlooked.” ing each other with less dignity. The courage those who have divorced to St. Louis operated by the medical decisions, if you are unable Pastoral visit — St. Philip Neri, Osawato- While they may not view mar- bishops also state concerns about in take advantages of the church’s min- over as principal on July 1 nursing facility stop feeding Terry. to make decisions for yourself, is to mie; Sacred Heart, Mound City; Our Lady riage as a miracle in the most Catho- vitro fertilization, as “children begin istries and sacraments. Franciscan Sisters of the Terry’s parents sought a court order to appoint a durable power of attorney of Lourdes, LaCygne lic sense of the world, the U.S. Con- to be seen less as gifts received in a • Current challenge to marriage KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Bishop Ward Martyr St. George. give them custody of her so that she for health. The person you appoint to ference of Catholic #4: Living together High School president Father Michael would continue to be fed. In the end, serve as your durable power of at- March 15 Bishops recognizes without marriage. Hermes and the board of trustees have Mother of Good Counsel Home was her husband won the court battle and torney should know your wishes and Presbyteral Council meeting the challenges facing The bishops ac- announced Dr. Judith Warren as the located in the parish where I served as Terry died of dehydration and starva- share your moral values. They should marriages today — knowledge the new principal for the 2010-2011 school pastor. I would frequently go to Mother tion. know your desire for your health care Mass and meeting, Pastoral Council and wants to support current trend of year. of Good Counsel to feed my grand- Terry already had a feeding tube. decisions always to be in accord with married couples. many couples liv- D e n n i s mother her supper. The Sisters claimed Her case did not involve her receiving Catholic moral principles. March 16 Following a 2004 ing together, be- Dorr will ful- Shepherd’s Voice recording that I could get my grandmother to eat any new, even minor, surgery. It was One of the most helpful observa- National Pastoral lieving they are fill his contract and to do things that she otherwise simply a case of whether she would tions that Father Tad made at the Initiative for Mar- doing a “trial pe- as principal March 18 resisted. be provided food and water by her workshop did not really draw upon riod” before pro- through June Adoration and Benediction — Maur Hill/ riage, the USCCB has 30 and Warren My grandmother was having a par- “caregivers” or whether she would be his scientific and theological expertise Mount Academy, Atchison now expanded on its ceeding to mar- will officially ticularly difficult day — not wanting to denied these most fundamental neces- but just practical wisdom. He spoke work with a pastoral riage. However, eat and cooperate in other ways that sities for life. The cessation of feeding about having a conversation with an March 19 letter on marriage. they point out that begin her du- were important for her care — when in such a case is clearly against Catho- elderly family member who said, like Sixth anniversary of arrival in Kansas City The document is social science re- ties on July 1. one of the Sisters asked her if they lic moral teaching. so many, that he just did not want to be entitled “Marriage: search does not Warren was wanted her to contact me. My grand- It is not morally permissible to cause a burden on the family. Father Tad said Mass — Little Sisters of the Lamb Love and Life in the support any posi- appointed to mother with her wry sense of humor the death of another by denying them that when a baby is born, he or she is Divine Plan.” tive effects from the position by simply said: “Why contact him? He’s palliative (comfort) care. This is, in totally dependent on family, but no one The Catholic Way recording “I think it’s in- cohabitation on a Father Hermes the one who got me into this mess!” effect, passive euthanasia, bringing complains that a baby is a burden. The tended for anyone marriage: “At the upon the rec- Recently, the Archdiocese sponsored about the death of another by with- same is true at the end of the life cycle. March 20 and everyone,” said heart of cohabita- Judy Warren has been ommendation a workshop for priests, doctors, nurses holding from them the basics of life. While caring for a baby or an elderly Mass for nocturnal adoration group — All Jacki Corrigan, con- tion lies a reluc- appointed the new prin- of the execu- and hospice workers regarding some Father Tad Pacholczyk was one of or sick family member is not easy, it is Saints, Kansas City, Kan. sultant for the arch- tance or refusal cipal of Bishop Ward High tive committee of the important moral issues involved the presenters at a recent archdiocesan a privilege and a blessing to be able to diocesan office of to make a public, School in Kansas City, Kan. of the board of with the care of the elderly and the workshop on end-of-life decisions. love and care for another person. It is March 20-21 family life. “It gives permanent com- trustees, after severely disabled. In recent years, the Father Tad is currently the director of just what we do as Christians. Pastoral visit — St. Michael, Axtell; Holy a beautiful and in- mitment.” a review of candidates and in consulta- church has clarified the application of education for the National Catholic In the Archdiocese we are very Family, Summerfield viting look into mar- • Marriage is tion with Kathy O’Hara, superintendent its teaching regarding assisted (tube or Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. He fortunate to have Sisters, Servants of riage that would be a sacrament. The of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese intravenous) feeding for those in a per- brings an impressive set of expertise to Mary who visit the homes of the sick at good for people to bishops affirm that of Kansas City in Kansas. manent or persistent vegetative state these issues, having received a doctor- night in order to allow family members Archbishop Keleher’s read who have been marriage is more “Dr. Judy Warren has a strong repu- (PVS) or otherwise unable to be fed by ate in neuroscience from Yale Universi- to sleep while the Sisters attend to the weekly calendar married as long as than just a sign or tation for her skills as an educator. She mouth. Simply put, food and water — ty; four undergraduate degrees in mo- sick person. The faith and prayerful- I have to those who symbol of Christ’s is passionate about Catholic education. no matter how they are provided — are lecular and cellular biology, chemistry, ness of the Sisters Servants transform March 17 are considering mar- love, but it actu- She looks to be considered basic comfort care, biochemistry and philosophy; as well moments of great difficulty for families Mass and dinner — federal prison riage.” ally makes the love forward to The Bishop not extraordinary medical interven- as two advanced degrees in theology. into occasions of renewed faith and The 57-page letter of God present in leading us in March 20 Ward Mission tions. Father Tad did an excellent job ad- hope in God’s love. was released in early a spousal relation- our mission 8 a.m. pro-life Mass — Sts. Cyril & Metho- The highly publicized Terry Schiavo dressing the many scientific and ethical The Sisters, Servants of Mary need ship. They also Bishop Ward High of provid- dius, Kansas City, Kan. 2010 and is available School provides a ing a qual- case a few years ago illustrates many distinctions that have to be made in more vocations, because there are so to read in its entirety remind readers quality, Catholic, ity, Catholic, of the important moral issues. Terry evaluating the moral obligations in car- many more families that would benefit March 21 on the Web site at: that husbands and was diagnosed as being in a permanent ing for the aged and severely disabled. from their beautiful ministry. I encour- Confirmation — St. Joseph, Shawnee usccb.org. Though wives are equally college-preparatory college prep vegetative state. This is a very unfortu- For instance, there are times, when an age any young woman who wants to much of it is a reit- called to submit to education in a Christ- e d u c a t i o n nate and dehumanizing term, because individual is truly near death, that pro- serve God and make a real difference Confessions — Curé of Ars, Leawood eration and affirma- one another. centered communi- to our stu- a human being — no matter how lim- viding food and water is not required in the lives of others to become ac- tion of church teach- • The family is a ty, that nurtures the dents,” Fa- ited our physical or mental capabilities or even prudent, as when the body is quainted with the Sisters, Servants of ing over the years, “domestic church.” body, mind, and soul ther Hermes — never becomes a vegetable, never no longer able to assimilate food. In Mary and their beautiful apostolate. families with the care of the dying in a the bishops also The small com- of each student. said. loses our innate human dignity. There fact, one may be morally required not In the Archdiocese, we are also manner faithful to Catholic teaching. apply church teach- munity of people W a r r e n actually was a dispute between medi- to provide food and even water in these blessed to have Villa St. Francis in Today, March 12, would be my ing to current issues formed by a mar- has over 40 CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic cal professionals as to whether the PVS cases, because you will only be adding Olathe — a skilled nursing facility grandmother’s 109th birthday. She plaguing 21st cen- ried couple and years of experience as an administrator The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has followed up on a 2004 National Pastoral diagnosis was accurate for Terry. There to the individual’s discomfort. operated by the Archdiocese — where helped care for me as a child and was tury marriages in the their children and educator. Initiative for Marriage with a pastoral letter on marriage. The document is entitled is significant video evidence that Terry Father Tad also pointed out the limi- we strive to provide residents with the a formative influence on my life. I am United States. are “a kind of mi- She began her career in the class- “Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan.” responded to verbal communications tations of advanced directives, because highest quality care that is always in glad that I had the opportunity to help Here are the top crocosm of the room with 26 years as a teacher. She and instructions from her parents and they are made at a moment when accord with Catholic moral and ethical her in some small ways during her final ten points of “Mar- church.” Parents was then appointed principal at St. her nurses. the particular circumstances of some principles. In the Archdiocese, we also days in this world. riage: Love and Life in the Divine personal communion of mutual self- are called to raise their children in Ann School and later as principal of St. Terry had a feeding tube for many future illness or injury are not known. are fortunate to have Catholic Hospice, Plan”: giving, and increasingly as a lifestyle faith, and spouses are called to grow Mary’s High School in Independence, years. Her husband insisted that the Advanced directives also cannot antici- operated by Catholic Charities, to assist • Defining marriage. 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One must also look at the KANSAS CITY, Kan. — End-of-life circumstances of persons, places, times decisions can be complicated and dif- and cultures. For example, a feeding ficult, as demonstrated by this example tube may be common in Kansas, but not given by a visiting priest and scientist. in Haiti. The complexity of cases means falling A 92-year-old woman who had suf- they must be decided case by case. fered two heart attacks was back in the Sometimes people use “living wills” Down in adoration falling, nursing home after a hospital stay, but to help decide difficult choices for This great Sacrament we hail; had a failing liver and other problems. themselves. These, he said, often use Over ancient forms of worship “Look, dearie,” the mother said to overly broad language and may not ad- her daughter. “I’ve already had two dress the particular situation a person Newer rites of grace prevail; heart attacks, and I’m not really feeling may find themselves in. The living will Faith tells us that Christ is present good. If I have another heart attack, do can be improved by selecting someone When our human senses fail. we have to throw me in the back of the who deeply cares about you as your ambulance a third time and do all those health care proxy or holder of durable To the everlasting Father, things again?” power of attorney. The answers aren’t easy when it The question of feeding tubes for And the Son who made us free. comes to hard cases such as the afore- nutrition and hydration became part of And the Spirit, God proceeding mentioned one, but there are ways to the national debate over the treatment From them each eternally, arrive at ethical decisions, said Father of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who Be salvation, honor blessing, Tadeusz Pacholczyk, a scientist and was said to be in a persistent vegetative director of education for the Philadel- state. Her husband fought a legal battle Might and endless majesty. phia-based National Catholic Bioethics to remove her feeding tube and allow Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann displays the Blessed Sacrament during eucharistic adoration at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park. The Center. her to die from dehydration, and she Traditional Benediction hymn archbishop led the students in adoration on Feb. 25 at the school. Father Pacholczyk, a priest of the did die on March 31, 2005. Diocese of Falls River, Mass., visited In general, the presumption is in fa- the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kan- vor of keeping a feeding tube, said Fa- sas on Feb. 10 to give two end-of-life ther Pacholczyk. A feeding tube is seen workshops, entitled “Making morally as a form of caregiving. It is not, howev- informed decisions in serious illness, er, required for all persons, at all times, permanent vegetative state, and at the in all circumstances. The decision must end of life.” be made with good prudential judg- He presented a four-hour workshop Leaven photo by Joe Bollig ment according to proportionality. during the day at Savior Pastoral Cen- Decisions about the end of life need to be made in the context of stewardship over the gift of life, “It depends on the details,” he said. ter to a 150-person audience consisting a gift that comes from God, said Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk during a recent talk in the archdio- “Every one of these is a unique pruden- of pastors, nurses, doctors, social work- cese. Father Pacholczyk is a scientist and director of education for the Philadelphia-based National tial judgment we must make, but clear- ers, hospital and hospice directors, and Catholic Bioethics Center. ly there will be cases when the tube will several others involved in health care. something being excessively burden- “So, I want to suggest to you the not be required.” He presented a two-hour workshop for some?” bright line of duty will run basically Dying involves a lot of people, so it’s im- the general public that evening at St. Our obligation, he said, is to make a down the middle of these two fears,” portant to get a lot of good cross-talk among Patrick Parish in Kansas City, Kan. Both good prudential judgment. That is all said Father Pacholczyk. family and caregivers, he said. If good pru- workshops were sponsored by the arch- that God requires of us. In the past, making good prudential dential judgments are made, dying can be a diocesan pro-life office. “As we are going to see, making a judgments has involved deciding what time of healing and forgiveness. Decisions about the end of life need good prudential judgment is a tricky is “ordinary” or “extraordinary” means. Father Pacholczyk was followed by to be made in the context of steward- thing when you have multiple variables This language is less precise today, so Dr. Austin Welsh, a geriatrician with ship over the gift of life, a gift that comes in play, when you have a lot of medical some people prefer to speak of “propor- the Erickson Health Medical Group in from God, said Father Pacholczyk. data that is coming and going with re- tionate” and “disproportionate” means, Overland Park. Welsh presented three He pointed to the U.S. Conference spect to an individual’s condition,” said he said. cases where individuals and families of Catholic Bishops’ “Ethical and Reli- Father Pacholczyk. “But at the end of Proportionate and disproportionate faced end-of-life decisions. gious Directives for Catholic Healthcare the day, that is what we are challenged are better terms because one can ask, In one case, all it took was a simple Services,” which states that although to do, to make that good prudential “Disproportionate to what?” It adds administration of antibiotics to clear we have a duty to preserve life and use judgment.” more clarity to ask what is proportion- up a patient’s confusion. He died two When most people discuss these ate to the needs of a particular individ- St. Thomas Aquinas senior Kelsey Sullivan got into the spirit it for the glory of God, this duty is not months later, but it wasn’t because he issues, they are caught between two ual in a particular situation. of the music prior to adoration. absolute. We may reject life-prolonging was denied care. procedures that are insufficiently ben- fears. One is the fear that the health “If we’re very careful about how we “This goes back to what Father [Pa- care facility will do too much — attach progress here, we realize the lines are Photos by Science teacher Joe Orrick (left), freshman Sarah Gabrie, eficial or excessively burdensome. cholczyk] talked about,” said Walsh. them to a lot of tubes and machines and considerably clearer. And, with the help sophomore Max Wilber, freshman Andrew Walberg, sopho- “This is the crux of the matter, the “That two months was very important, refuse to let them die. The second fear is of God, we can make decisions that are Susan McSpadden more John Wooten, sophomore Jordan Calovich, and fresh- point of focus,” said Father Pacholczyk. because, by bringing him back, there the opposite, that the health care facil- indeed good prudential judgments,” man Matthew Martin join in adoration of the Blessed Sacra- “How do you discern when is something was a lot of healing. That was a time ity will do too little and will unnecessar- said Father Pacholczyk. ment. insufficiently beneficial, or how do you when there was growth in dying, and judge you have reached the point of ily hasten their death. The challenge of deciding what is the wife was very grateful.” Concrete Work Any type of repair and new work Villa St. Francis Driveways, Walks, Patios 16600 W. 126th Street • Olathe, Kansas 66062 Member of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish Phone: (913) 829-5201 Fax: (913) 829-5399 Catholic Pilgrimage Harvey M. 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We pride in the honor as the Sisters and the Dooley staff. are taking that line seriously. “I consider this my inheritance,” Sis- We do value our monastic ter Mary Ethel quipped. “I have a lot to be grateful for.” elders, and they’re going to At a time when most of the news about nursing homes has been bad, get the best possible care how has the Dooley Center achieved such heights? One of the reasons is the we can give them. That’s very nature of the Benedictine order. the joy for us.” “There is the line from the Rule of St. Benedict that, above all else, we are Sister Anne Shepard, prioress of to care for the sick. . . . Christ is asking Mount St. Scholastica us to care for the sick,” said Sister Anne Shepard, prioress of Mount St. Scholas- what you get at most nursing homes, tica. “We are taking that line seriously. Sister Graciela Prouty, OSB, talks with Dr. Jon Siebert, the medical director of the Dooley Center. and I’m not sure if you can call it a nurs- We do value our monastic elders, and ing home,” said Dr. Jon Siebert, Dooley they’re going to get the best possible room new handcrafted oak furnishings fresh. The TV room, the living room Center’s medical director. “They’re hap- care we can give them. That’s the joy built at the monastery by Sister Elaine — all the space is wonderful. The in- py, I’m happy, all the people that work for us.” Fischer. creased natural lighting [since the here are happy. It’s really a great place “Another thing we have is a staff that “We wanted to lose some of the tra- renovation] does wonders for the spirit, to see patients. It’s just a great place to has been here for a long time,” said Stec. ditional trappings of a nursing home even on a gray, wintry day.” be.” “We have unspeakably low turnover. when we did the renovation,” said She said the hominess helps make The facility is reserved for the Bene- And to have nurses who have been here Stec. “Nursing homes have generally it more like family, and the staff is car- dictine Sisters and their female rela- for 15 years or more is incredibly im- been designed to look like miniature ing for people they know and love. Stec tives, so it is not available to the general portant to the continuity of care. They hospitals, and now Dooley doesn’t. gave the example that even during the public. The two other long-term care fa- know our residents and know what We got rid of the big nurses’ desk and big snowstorm in December, they had cilities in the archdiocese — Santa Mar- their needs are. Staffing issues are one that makes it seem much more like every single staff member report for ta and Villa St. Francis, both in Olathe of the biggest issues faced within the home. And we also got rid of the call work. — have already scheduled visits to see industry, and we have not had to worry bell system and have a wireless system “I was very proud of them,” Stec what makes Dooley the center of excel- about that.” that rings straight to a pager with each said. “And grateful. This is their family, lence it is. The building was renovated in 2007, nurse, and that significantly reduced too. And this is all part of good health “We have great people who care for replacing nursing stations with simple the noise level.” for the residents. You need to be happy us, and we care for them, too,” said Sis- desks, adding new electronics, expand- “We have a facility that is very wel- to be healthy, and there is a lot more to ter Mary Ethel with a smile and a gleam ing the dining area and other com- coming,” Sister Anne confirmed. “The good care than just good nursing care.” in her eye. “And, yes, people need no munity areas, and giving each private dining space is bright; it’s large, it’s “This is a different environment than longer be surprised that I’m still alive.” enough required service hours by the end Meeting Christ of freshman year. By senior year, he had accumulated 550. A critical aspect of the high school’s “I was just a freshman when I went on Parent Mike Tuttle (on successful faith formation and service my first mission trip, and I didn’t know ground), Pittsburg State program is Mary Perrini, who’s been di- anybody,” he said. “But I met a lot of peo- student Andy Farmer, rector of campus ministry since 1994 ple, and I thought it was the most fun in and Miege junior James when she completed her master’s degree. the world.” Bachand (white shirt) Before that, she taught theology at the “One reason I continue to go is to see work on a house in the school. cities that I never thought I would see, Appalachian region of “Miege has a three-pronged approach like New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama,” West Virginia. to helping students develop a spiritual he added. “And I like helping the students life,” she explained. “There’s interior learn a process that they never imagined formation, or developing a personal re- they’d be able to do.” lationship with God; then there’s serving one another within the [Miege] commu- nity; and then there’s outreach and serv- ing the greater community.” Spirit and The close relationship between faith Over the top and service is critical to CMT’s success. “By giving of themselves in service to diversity others, our students are embracing the The opportunity for community ser- Gospel message in a way that they can vice and the student body’s overwhelm- tangibly experience what links the two ing participation build community spirit together as one,” said Bishop Miege pres- Several Bishop Miege students attended the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. The march is an at Bishop Miege. And one of the best as- ident Joe Passantino organized protest against legalized abortion in the United States. pects of that spirit, say CMT students, is Perrini doesn’t mince words when it the diversity of their community. comes to explaining why CMT draws so part of each mission experience. “Everyone comes from such different many participants. If you give them a chance “Mrs. Perrini talks a lot about how we places,” said Orpin. “I’m not a great marketer,” she said, have to be Jesus’ hands when we’re sent Much of this high school’s charm can “but I love kids.” to serve,” said Richard Sulzen, a member be attributed to the eclectic neighbor- And she deeply believes that every one to be good, they’ll never of St. Joseph Parish is Shawnee, who has hoods that surround it. of them has a best side that she works chaperoned the mission trip to West Vir- “One of the real strengths of Bishop hard to bring out. disappoint you. ginia for nine years. Miege High School is derived directly “Kids want to be good,” she said. “And Mary Perrini, Ramirez said one of the most memo- from our location,” said Passantino. “The if you give them a chance to be good, Bishop Miege rable parts of his mission trip was sitting fact that our families come from neigh- they’ll never disappoint you.” director of campus ministry in a circle with fellow students after a full borhoods that represent a diversity of Passantino agreed. day of work and passing a candle around. socioeconomic backgrounds gives us the “Young people are no different than “We passed the candle and talked opportunity to help prepare our students adults, in the sense that they are looking Ramirez went to Brownsville, Texas, about how this experience affected our in ways other schools cannot.” for something meaningful in their lives last year to help parishioners rebuild a faith life, how we had grown as Catho- Diversity training offered by CMT in- — something that fulfills their spiritual church damaged by a hurricane. He was lics,” he said. creases the value of that opportunity. needs,” he said. “Our goal is to help them moved when parishioners approached Like many seniors at Bishop Miege, “Mrs. Perrini has established various find opportunities that will inspire them him as the students were about to leave. Ramirez sees service as a permanent part activities that help break down the ste- to want to follow in Christ’s footsteps.” “They were all thanking us and cry- of his life. reotypes that hold many teens — and And that’s what Perrini’s job is all ing,” he said. “It was ”backbreaking work, “Helping others has been such a big adults — back from understanding and about — giving students a chance to en- but worth it. The pastor said we gave a lot part of my life here at Miege,” he said, appreciating the differences of those counter Christ wherever he is ready to of people hope.” “it’s not just going to go away. I mean, it’s who come from varied backgrounds,” ex- meet them, and they, him. John Bickers, a senior from Curé of Ars a part of me now.” plained Passantino. “My goal is to give them opportunities, Parish, went on CMT’s yearly local mis- Passantino acknowledged that a large The diversity training has paid off. and God will do his work,” she said. “It sion trip, staying at the Upper Room in St. number of graduates carry this approach Bishop Miege has earned a reputation for might be at a retreat; it might be when Louis Parish, Kansas City, Mo., and work- of service beyond Bishop Miege and into having a welcoming atmosphere and an we do Chat and Chew; it might be when ing with the poor. their adult lives. open and accepting community spirit. they’re out doing community service.” The experience “Many even “The kids like each other. They talk to Because faith and service are so inter- was eye-opening. To learn more about the Campus come back to help each other and they get along,” said Per- twined at Bishop Miege, Perrini oversees “You always see Ministry Team at Bishop Miege High us with our proj- rini. “I think part of the reason for that is both, with help from administrative as- Oak Park Mall, the School, visit the Web site at: www.bish- ects,” he said we don’t pretend like we don’t have di- sistant Fran Tucker and chaplain Father Plaza, those kinds opmiege.com; click on “spirituality” in Nilo Fanska versity. We work at making it open and Greg Hammes. of places,” he said. the menu bar. from St. Pius X Par- letting people be who they want to be.” The focus of the team’s approach to “But there are a lot ish in Mission is a As a result, students feel better pre- formation and service is Christ’s lessons of homeless here; good example. He pared for life outside the boundaries of in love. there are a lot of got hooked on mis- Bishop Miege. “Christ came to teach us how to live,” people who need help. In the Upper sion trips as a student when he went to “We are developing ourselves for the said Perrini. “Everything he did, he did Room, you don’t feel like you’re in Kan- North Carolina and helped with hurri- future by getting used to the diversity all out of love. Therefore, we are called to sas City.” cane cleanup. He has been on a mission around us,” said Orpin. love. And to truly love is to give of our- Miege juniors McKenzie Hamrick (left) and Emily Mika wrap gifts for an adopt-a-family program at Christmas. Perrini knows there is an opportunity trip every year since he graduated from “You have to deal with all kinds of selves. That is the ultimate sign of being to encounter Christ in every service activ- Miege in 2005. cultures — all kinds of ethnic groups — Christian.” ity, and she feels especially blessed when “I’ve just found throughout the years in your life once you grow up,” added she’s there to witness it. that it’s a great way to meet new people. Ramirez. “So why not be around them “Four boys and I were waiting for our You all come together as a team,” he said. at an early stage, when you can learn to In helping others, students find themselves ride [in New Orleans] when a man came Last year, Fanska convinced his sister understand each other and understand Faith and service up to talk with us,” she recalled. “He Selena to go on a mission trip with him. where each person comes from?” started to cry because his wife died after She was a sophomore and only knew two ith close to 300 students participating in Students live out those lessons by Passantino attributes the accepting the flood. people at the start of the trip. the Campus Ministry Team (CMT) at Bish- planning, preparing and participating in attitude at Bishop Miege to the excellent “These four senior boys were kind of “By the end of the trip, she knew ev- a multitude of faith-related activities. modeling of faculty and staff. op Miege High School in Roeland Park, it’s overwhelmed, and I know Christ was eryone,” he said. “It was kind of cool for The student-led Campus Ministry “Our students must see that attitude no surprise most of them graduate with there, right in the middle of that. He was her to experience that, and for me to be Team helps promote a variety of projects witnessed on a day-in and day-out basis using that moment to help these young with her.” two to five times the required service hours. and programs throughout the year, in- for them to know what a spirit of welcom- men see the value of their work and what Tim Smith, a 2008 graduate, has also “Most of us exceeded the 80 hours we need by sophomore cluding liturgies and prayer services, re- ing and acceptance truly is,” he said. Story by W a difference they can make in people’s returned to chaperone mission trips. treats, service projects, and programs for The results are obvious, as students year,” said Emily Tuttle, a senior from Curé of Ars Parish in lives.” Like many students, Smith had social justice. continue to work together in harmony to Jill Leawood. “It’s not hard to do. They have service opportunities “When you get caught up in this world, exceed their service requirements. During Christmas and spring breaks, it leaves you empty,” she added. “But you Ragar every week — sometimes twice in one day.” Bishop Miege offers mission trips to loca- “Miege does a really great job of in- come home from a mission trip and you Helping others has been stilling that drive to make us want to help Opportunity is part of the formula, added senior Beau tions throughout the United States and feel worthwhile.” Esfeld Mexico. people,” said Orpin. “All the teachers are Ramirez. Staci Gonzalez, a senior from St. Ag- such a big part of my life really helpful to everyone — especially “Faith in God is the reason,” he said. “God is in everyone. nes Parish, recently went on a National Mrs. Perrini and Mrs. Tucker. They do ev- And when you help the needy, you see that. Faith is a love for Relief Network mission trip to New Or- here at Miege, it’s not just erything they can to help people all day Beyond high long.” God’s grace in each other.” leans, where she helped a gentleman re- build his house. going to go away. I mean, “I can’t talk about it if I don’t walk the Junior Hanna Orpin, from St. Agnes Parish in Roeland Park, “It was really cool because he said, school walk,” said Perrini. put it another way. ‘Every day I just try to do one thing of dry “The worst part for me is,” she added, it’s a part of me now. “the more I do, the more I wish I could “Service is just a great way to show everything we’ve wall,’” she said. “He wouldn’t give up. Perrini, who has been on every mis- Sophomores Sarah Ingram (left) and Natalie Hogue mimic the life of the homeless during Bishop “We finished the whole upstairs for sion trip the high school offers, makes Beau Ramirez, do.” learned about our Christian faith at Miege.” Miege’s One Homeless Night fundraiser, which generates money for homeless teens. him in three days. He was so happy!” sure prayer and reflection are an integral Bishop” Miege senior 10 NATION THE LEAVEN • March 12, 2010 THE LEAVEN • March 12, 2010 world 11 Caution urged after study on Archbishop asks government to ‘vegetative’ patients Christian, Bishops seek protect religious minorities WASHINGTON (CNS) — New evidence of VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Church leaders brain activity in patients judged to be in a in Pakistan have criticized their govern- persistent vegetative state should make Muslim leaders help from ment for showing a “lethargic attitude” physicians and neurologists more cautious toward attacks on religious minorities. in arriving at such judgments in the future, The government has, in effect, given free according to a Catholic ethicist. Edward universities to reign to the Taliban, thus encouraging Furton, a staff ethicist and director of pub- commit to act “the imposition of ‘jazia’ — a tax for being lications at the National Catholic Bioethics By Mark Pattison non-Muslim — by militant organizations,” Center in Philadelphia, told Catholic News Catholic News Service as well as “kidnapping for ransom, target Service that recent research shows doctors find solutions killing and internal displacement,” said a statement from the Pakistan Catho- sometimes “underestimate the conscious- WASHINGTON (CNS) — A group of By Bronwen Dachs lic Justice and Peace Commission. The ness of patients,” who can be “more aware Christian and Muslim leaders, whose Catholic News Service than they are given credit for.” In a study Catholic representatives included statement was signed by Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore, president published in February in the New England French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) of the Pakistani bishops’ conference, Journal of Medicine, researchers in England issued “an interreligious call and com- — The Symposium of Episcopal Con- and forwarded to the Vatican missionary and Belgium found that five of 54 patients in mitment to action” March 3 following ferences of Africa and Madagascar has agency Fides, which published excerpts in states of persistent unconsciousness showed three days of dialogue sessions here. asked Catholic universities in Africa to late February. The statement said recent distinct patterns of brain activity on a brain The document finalized at the end of the CNS photo/Jason Reed, Reuters come up with ways that the church can violent incidents against Sikhs, Hindus and imaging machine in response to questions dialogue committed the leaders “to com- ALEXANDER HAIG’S BROTHER GIVES BLESSING — Jesuit Father Francis Haig, a retired physics meet the continent’s “formidable chal- Christians pose a “grave threat to the life, that required a “yes” or “no” answer. Four mit themselves to appeal to government professor at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, gives a blessing at the burial of his lenges,” said a member of the sympo- liberty and property of the members of of the responsive patients studied had been and community leaders to promote peace brother, Alexander M. Haig Jr., former U.S. secretary of state and retired four-star general, sium’s standing committee. CNS photo/Ivan Alvarado, Reuters religious minorities in the country.” The diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative and reconciliation efforts worldwide.” at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., March 2. Haig, a Catholic and retired four- “In Africa, most Catholic churches are RESIDENTS LOOK FOR NAMES OUTSIDE MORGUE — Residents search for the names of relatives and Sikh community has suffered from militant state, while the fifth had been considered “The worship of God, who demands se- star general, died Feb. 20 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore at age 85. involved in issues of social and economic friends March 2 on a list of those who died in a major earthquake outside a morgue in Constitucion, violence in the North-West Frontier Prov- minimally conscious. The other 49 patients in rious moral purpose, is at the very core of justice, but we don’t have the requisite Chile. More than 700 people were killed when the massive quake struck the country’s central coast ince; dozens of Hindus have lost their lives the study showed no signs of conscious brain Christianity and Islam,” it added. “There- knowledge and expertise to make the early Feb. 27. and property to kidnappers in Sindh and activity. “These results show a small propor- fore, religious leaders must cooperatively necessary impact,” Archbishop Gabriel Parishes in and out of tsunami Balochistan provinces; and Christians have tion of patients in a vegetative or minimally work with each other and the political C. Palmer-Buckle of Accra, Ghana, said been harassed in the Swat Valley of the conscious state have brain activation reflect- leaders in their respective countries.” in a March 3 telephone interview follow- North-West Frontier Province and other ing some awareness and cognition,” the study Over three days of what participants Cleanup in Chile comes slowly ing the symposium’s five-day meeting. areas, it said. “The federal and provincial concluded. “Careful clinical examination will call cordial but “frank” and “intense” zones go with the flow The meeting of the symposium’s governments should treat these incidents result in reclassification of the state of con- discussions, “around 12:30, 12:45, to standing committee, known as as an alarm bell and must take stringent sciousness in some of these patients.” borrow a phrase from the Vatican, the By Anna Weaver the threat passed. SECAM, was chaired by its president, after devastating earthquake measures to control the situation,” it said. cloud of white smoke appeared from Catholic News Service “Everybody was on their toes,” he Tanzanian Cardinal Polycarp Pengo. told the Hawaii Catholic, Honolulu’s Bishops support extension of the Omni-Shoreham Hotel” in Wash- By Barbara J. Fraser know he was safe. When he and the cat- The symposium’s plenary session will HONOLULU (CNS) — While the diocesan newspaper. “They told me ington where the dialogue sessions Catholic News Service echists were able to return to Curico, convene in Accra July 26-Aug. 2 with English, Welsh bishops criticize protections for Haitian garments large tsunami waves predicted to hit that during the 1964 tsunami the wa- were being conducted, said Episcopal they found many of the old adobe build- the theme, “SECAM at 40: Self-Re- Hawaiian coastlines Feb. 27 turned out ter reached the front of Christ the King. big government in document WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. bishops Canon John Peterson at a March 3 press LIMA, Peru (CNS) — Cleanup is be- ings in the city center in ruins. liance and the Way Forward for the to be much smaller and left no damage, And people were picking up fish all over LONDON (CNS) — The bishops of England have called on the Senate to support the conference introducing the document. ginning in towns on Chile’s central coast “The rural cities and towns are mainly Church in Africa.” local Catholics took the threat seriously. the place.” and Wales have criticized the British govern- extension of favorable trade status for The document includes seven prin- as electricity and telephone service is adobe buildings, and they fell down,” The symposium was founded in 1969 Many parishes canceled events The tsunami warning for Hawaii was ment’s growth, saying that it was undermin- Haitian-made garments. In a Feb. 19 letter ciples that undergird its plan of action. slowly restored and people try to re- he said. “A lot of big, old churches came in Kampala, Uganda. and services, sent their priests to triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earth- ing the ability of people to live upstanding to senators, Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Among them are “Justice and equity are build their lives after a magnitude 8.8 down.” The committee “recommended that higher ground and took other pre- quake in Chile, which left nearly 800 lives. In a 10-page document published Albany, N.Y., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ essential to peacemaking among indi- earthquake killed nearly 800 people and In the Talca Diocese, where he works, Catholic universities in African coun- cautions. people dead. Tsunami sirens went off at March 3 called, “Choosing the Common Committee on International Justice and viduals, families, communities and na- caused millions of dollars in damage. 14 churches were destroyed and 18 were tries study the documents” produced at La Salette Father Efren Tomas, pastor 6 a.m. and Hawaii residents in coastal Good,” the bishops said local communities Peace, called for passage of the Renewing tions,” and “religion and faith can play a “We’re trying to get back to normal,” seriously damaged. the Synod of Bishops for Africa in Oc- of Christ the King Parish on the island evacuation zones were told to head to would prosper if the public recovered the Hope for Haiti Act, S. 2978, which would re- significant role in healing divisions and Maryknoll Brother John Nitsch, a Balti- Ironically, Brother John said, the tober which focused on reconciliation, of Maui, said he found that the tsunami higher ground by 10 a.m. cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, new existing trade protections set to expire in shaping a just and inclusive society.” more native, told Catholic News Service poor neighborhood where he lives suf- justice and peace. The committee asked threat made for a good homily tie-in to The large waves predicted to roll in justice and fortitude. They also criticized leg- in September. Passage of the bill, introduced Another principle discouraged pros- in a March 3 telephone interview. fered little damage. His neighbors’ the universities to “come up with a plan the weekend Masses’ Gospel reading around 11 a.m. on the island of Hawaii islation that limited the rights of Christians Feb. 2 by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will help elytism, which some disdain for what Brother John, who works in Curico, government-subsidized concrete-block to help us fashion a vision and a way about the Transfiguration. — known as the “Big Island” — didn’t to contribute to the common good. “Have we the Haitian economy create much needed can be seen as having coercive nature, about 125 miles south of Santiago, the homes withstood the quake. Many peo- out of the problems we have in Africa,” “I told of how I had to go up the moun- materialize, but water level fluctuations allowed ourselves to be seduced by the myth jobs and reduce poverty, Bishop Hubbard while others contend their work is Chilean capital, was in the seaside vil- ple in the region did lose their homes, Archbishop Palmer-Buckle said. tain just like in the Transfiguration, but were noticeable on several islands. that social problems are for the government wrote. Citing the long-standing support from evangelization rather than proselytism. lage of Iloca with more than a dozen however, and church workers in the War, corruption and poverty have I had to go up a different mountain — The Diocese of Honolulu used e- to deal with?” the bishops asked in the docu- the U.S. bishops for protections for Haitian Asked at the press conference to define parish catechists when the earthquake Talca Diocese have made housing for led to large numbers of displaced per- Haleakala,” he joked. mails, its Web site and Twitter to send ment, which was published to offer advice to goods from taxes and other trade barriers, proselytism, Cardinal Tauran, president struck at 3:34 a.m. Feb. 27. earthquake victims an urgent priority. sons and refugees on the continent as Haleakala, Maui’s highest peak, is out updates during the day. voters ahead of the 2010 general election, Bishop Hubbard said passage of the bill can of the Pontifical Council for Interreli- The group fled to high ground and “Winter is just around the corner, well as to a “brain drain,” he said, be- upcountry from his parish in Kahului, Parishes well out of the tsunami which must be held by June. “No govern- help rebuild the country’s economy and gious Dialogue at the Vatican, replied: watched as a giant wave swept through and winter here is very cold and damp,” cause educated Africans take their skills one of the lowest areas on the island. evacuation zone carried on as usual and ment can solve every problem, nor make us encourage exporters to reconstruct dam- “A lack of proportion. . . . Instead of pro- the town about half an hour after the Brother John noted. to the developed world. Father Tomas said his parishioners con- were sometimes the go-to places for pa- more generous or responsive to need,” the aged or destroyed factories more quickly. posing truth, you propose ideology. To earthquake. Government officials have offered Benedict Assorow, SECAM’s director vinced him to go to higher ground until rishioners living near the ocean. document said. “The growth of regulations, impose rather than to propose.” Cars were swept away, and the elec- two-room prefabricated wooden dwell- of communications, told Catholic News targets and league tables, which are tools tricity went out. 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Compare price, $219,000. $8,000 18 St. Joseph Medical Center, I-435 Monticello Rd., Shawnee. The Knights to increase self-confidence and develop must be willing to assume responsibility for the day-to-day Counseling - Confidential and affordable individual, (913) 620-5776. potential tax credit. 11535 Bradshaw. Call Rosemary at Mas- will be celebrated at 5 p.m. on March and State Line Rd., Kansas City, Mo., will will provide the meat and beverages; more positive relationships at home and administration of the school as well as assist in develop- marriage and family counseling and outpatient substance ters GMAC at (913) 661-9744. 13 at Redemptorist Church, 33rd and host a book fair from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. on bring a covered dish to share. The doors at work in order to achieve a higher level ing long-range goals for the school. Position effective July abuse treatment. Call JB Strong, MA, LCPC, AAPS (913) 722- Brack Home Repair - “Call Dan when you need it Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. March 18 and from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. on will open at 5:30 p.m., with the auction of success. For information or to register, 1, 2010. Applications may be obtained by writing to: Office 1118 or visit: www.outpatientalcohol drugtreatment.com. done.” I do all types of home repair. Carpentry, drywall, Super nice, super big and tastefully updated - 3 March 18. A variety of quality books and following dinner. Donated auction items call (913) 906-8990 or visit the Web site of the Superintendent, P. O. Box 32180, Oklahoma City, OK plumbing, electrical, painting, tile, wood-rot and more. No BR attached dwelling with finished lower level, plus office/ The Leavenworth Knights of Colum- unique gifts will be offered. are still being accepted. For information at: www.mountosb.org/kwc. 73123 or by calling (405) 721-4202. Submission deadline is Do you intend to leave a Catholic charity in your project too big or small. Senior discount and insured. Free workout room/storage area. Within walking distance of bus, Council No. 900, will sponsor an March 22. or to donate, call John Reb at (913) 235- will? What are you waiting for? The Catholic Foundation estimates. Call (913) 219-5388 or visit my Web site at: brack- JCCC. Private fenced yard backing beautiful Stoll Park. 11808 Irish entertainment night at Immacu- 5875, Frank Davis at (913) 235-5845, or of Northeast Kansas helps people with charitable intent homerepair.com. Philippians 4:13. Oakmont. Hurry to reap the $8,000 tax credit! $158,000. Principal - Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Atchison, is lata High School, 600 Shawnee, Leaven- 19 The Topeka Catholic Singles Bill Reeb at (913) 271-6798. 24 “When Your Family Changes to put their instructions into place. We help stretch your Call Rosemary at Masters GMAC at (913) 661-9744. worth, on March 13. Dinner will be served Fellowship will gather on March 19 for seeking a faith-filled, proven leader for our Catholic, in- gift further and last longer for the people you love and the Homeowners - New laws require all contractors through Separation or Divorce: What dinner from 5 - 7 p.m., followed by Sta- ternational, college preparatory, day and residency high causes you care about. For a free, confidential consultation working on any home built prior to 1978 to be lead-based from 5 - 7 p.m. followed by live music by Women Need to Know to Protect Them- school. Maur Hill-Mount Academy is a coeducational, com- call (913) 647-0365 or for free estate planning information, certified. The fine is up to $32,000. Protect your financial Vacation Eddie Delahunt. For information or to tions of the Cross at Mater Dei, 1114 S.W. 21 Blessed Sacrament Church, selves,” a program for women, will be of- prehensive, 9th - 12th grade school with 178 students en- visit the Web site at: www.cfnek.org. security and your family’s health. We are a licensed, insured, purchase tickets, call (913) 682-7045 or 10th Ave., Topeka. 2203 Parallel Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will fered from 1 - 2:30 p.m. on March 24 at rolled and 50 staff employed. The school, accredited by the lead-based-certified contractor. If you want an honest, cour- Ski cabin in Winter Park, Colo. – 2 BR, 1 BA, on (913) 682-1303. present “Highlights from Mozart’s Requi- the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Kansas State Department of Education and the AdvancEd Tutoring - Available for students in grades K - 12 in teous, conscientious, dependable, timely and cost-effective free ski shuttle route. $110/night. Call (913) 642-3027. To Catholic Community Hospice will em: Taking a Deeper Look” at 4 p.m. on Ave., Kansas City, Kan. For information or international accreditation agency, offers a full complement various subjects, as well as test preps. Tutor is degreed. contractor, call In-Land Construction Services LLC at view pictures, visit the Web site at: cabin.forcadeassoci- A retreat day for members of the host Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. to register, call (913) 906-8990 or visit of activities in addition to a college preparatory curriculum. March 21. This event will be performed For information, call (913) 206-2151 or send an e-mail to: (913) 839-8500 or send an e-mail to: in-landconstruction@ ates.com. Mary Health of the Sick Guild will be- on March 19 at St. Pius X Church, 5500 by Mark Volk on piano and the newly as- the Web site at: www.mountosb.org/kwc. MH-MA prides itself in educating young men and women in [email protected]. comcast.net. Prices will never be better for all your con- the Benedictine tradition — prayer, work, and community. In gin at 10 a.m. on March 13 at the Sisters, Woodson Rd., Mission. sembled vocal chamber group Caelestis struction or repair needs! Mention this ad and receive a 10% Ski vacation - Winter Park, Colo. 2 BR, 1 BA; sleeps Servants of Mary Convent, 800 N. 18th order to lead the school’s faith initiatives, the new principal Machine quilting by Lyn - I also do T-shirt, photo, discount off any project or repair over $300. If you choose, 6. Fully furnished, fireplace, rec. center with pool & hot Harmonia. A freewill offering will be col- will be expected to be a practicing Catholic, a person of great St., Kansas City, Kan. The day will include lected. 25 The Rockhurst University Li- and memorial quilts. Official Hobbs distributor. Located any or all of the discount can be donated to Catholic Chari- tub. $125/night; $750/week. Call Joe Frederick at (913) brary Guild will host its annual critique faith, and a registered and active member of his or her par- in Overland Park. Call Lyn at (913) 492-8877. ties on your behalf. 385-5589. a talk by Msgr. Mullen, silent adoration, 20 Archbishop Emeritus James ish. In addition, the new principal must be skilled in curricu- lunch, a question and answer period, the P. Keleher will celebrate the archdioc- The Knights of Columbus, Council luncheon on March 25 at the Carriage lum and instruction, staff development, and general school Housecleaning - I will clean your house the old Swalms Organizing Service - Basements, garages, sacrament of reconciliation and Mass at esan monthly pro-life Mass at 8 a.m. No. 13012, of St. Matthew Parish, 1000 Club, 5301 State Line Rd., Kansas City, operations. The principal is expected to be the instructional fashioned way – hand mopping, etc. 20+ years experience, attics, and shop spaces organized! Items sorted, boxed & For sale 3:30 p.m. Guild members are asked to on March 20 at Sts. Cyril & Methodius S.E. 28th St., Topeka, will host a benefit Mo. Award-winning author Diane Eick- leader of the school. Experience with residential secondary excellent references, free estimates. Call Sharon at (816) labeled; areas cleaned when finished! Clean out services bring their own sack lunch. The Sisters Church, 44 N. Mill, Kansas City, Kan., fol- breakfast from 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on hoff will be the guest speaker. The cost education and experience in Catholic school leadership are 322-0006. also available. Great references and insured. For pictures of Residential lifts - Buy/sell/trade. Stair lifts, porch lifts, will provide beverages. lowed by a rosary procession to an abor- is $30 per person. All proceeds will ben- preferred. Interested individuals should complete the prin- March 21 in the parish hall. All proceeds current projects, visit the Web site at: www.swalms.com. Call ceiling lifts and elevators. Recycled and new equipment. tion clinic four blocks away. Eucharistic efit theR ockhurst University Library. For cipal application on the education office’s Web site at: www. will benefit Lt. Dan Cnossen, a member Cleaning - Housekeeping, small office maintenance, Tillar Swalm at (913) 375-9115. Member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood. Call Holy Family Church will host a taco adoration is available for those not pro- information or to RSVP, contact Tori at archkckcs.org and send cover letter, resume, and pastor let- post-construction cleaning. Plaza to Johnson County. Ex- Silver Cross KC at (913) 393-2042. of the parish who was injured in the line dinner and bingo on March 13 at the cessing; Benediction concludes services (816) 501-4807. ter of reference by March 24, to: Maur Hill-Mount Academy, perienced, detailed, reliable, insured. Excellent references. EL SOL Y LA TIERRA of military duty. A freewill offering will at 9:45 a.m. c/o Dr. Kathleen O’Hara, Superintendent of Schools, Arch- Contact Phyllis at (913) 220-3322 or send an e-mail to her at: *Commercial & residential Holy Family Club, 513 Ohio, Kansas City, be collected. diocese of Kansas City in Kansas, 12615 Parallel Pkwy., Kan- [email protected]. * Lawn renovation Childcare Kan. Dinner will be served from 6:15 - sas City, KS 66109. Documents may be e-mailed to: kohara@ * Mowing 7:15 p.m. Bingo will begin at 7:30 p.m. St. Aloysius and St. Theresa par- 26 Catholic Community Hospice archkckcs.org. Retired nurse - Will provide child or elder care, do * Clean-up and hauling Nanny on call - I have over 22 years experience run- Tickets cost $15. For information or to ishes will host “Set Our Hearts on Fire,” “Affirmations for Living,” a will host Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. 22 on March 26 at Curé of Ars Church, 9401 housecleaning, run errands, and provide transportation to/ * Dirt grading/installation ning a licensed, home day care. I am available to care for purchase tickets, call Annette at (913) a one- day retreat for women, from 9 growth group for women, will be offered Pastoral associate - St. Nicholas Parish, Hays, Kan., from appts. Reasonable rates, excellent references. Years of * Landscape design your children in your home. Days/nights/weekends. Full or 371-5063. a.m. - 2 p.m. on March 20 at St. Aloysius from noon - 1 p.m. on Mondays, begin- Mission Rd., Leawood. is seeking applications for the position of Pastoral Associ- experience with seniors. Call Pam at (913) 579-5276. * Free estimates part time, or on as needed basis. Excellent references. Call Church, 615 Wyandotte, Meriden. The ning March 22, at the Keeler Women’s ate. If interested, call (785) 628-1446 or visit the Web site at: Hablamos y escribimos Ingles!! Jeanette at (913) 709-8228. www.stn-church.com. guest speaker will be Patty Schneier Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Do you or your parents need help at home? - For as Call Lupe at (816) 252-3376 The Shawnee Knights of Co- from the Archdiocese of St. Louis. To Kan. How we think about ourselves plays 27 Bishop Ward High School will little as $60 per week, For special 14 Benefits of Home-Senior Care Licensed parents day out program - register, mail a $10 check, payable to St. a role in how effective and how happy we host its hall of fame induction cere- Part-time bowling machine mechanic - St. John’s can provide assistance with personal care, shopping and needs children, ages one-year to kindergarten. I am a lumbus, Council No. 2332, will host a are. For information or to register, call mony and dinner at 5:30 p.m. on March Catholic Club, Kansas City, Kan., is looking for someone to many other daily needs. For details, visit our Web site at: member of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish in Overland corned beef and cabbage dinner on Theresa Church, to: P.O. Box 42, Perry maintain a six-lane house in the church’s men’s club. All late March 14 in their hall, located at 11221 KS 66073. For information, call Ruth at (913) 906-8990 or visit the Web site at: 27. Five individuals who represent the benefitsofhome.com or call (913) 422-1591. For Rent Park. I have many years of experience in the field, and legacy and tradition of Bishop Ward will model 1960s Brunswick equipment. Call Kenny at (913) 788- excellent references. Call Mary Catherine at (913) 709- Johnson Dr., during the annual Shawnee (785) 597-5663. www.mountosb.org/kwc. 9758. Apartment for rent - 1 BR in Shawnee. $500/month; 5884. St. Patrick’s Day parade. Serving will be- be honored. Tickets cost $125 per per- Home Improvement includes utilities. 10911 W. 59th Terr. St. Jospeh Parish, gin at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $7 per per- A memorial liturgy for deceased son. To RSVP, visit the Web site at: www. Due to the success Financial representative - Shawnee. To view, call (913) 649-7596 or visit the Web site Part-time after school care needed - For 9-yr-old son. Chili, hot dogs, chips, desserts and loved ones will be held at 8 a.m. on 23 A healing Mass, sponsored by cyclonecountry.org; contact Amy Nelson and growth of the Knights of Columbus, we are adding Detail construction and remodeling - We offer at: www.shawnee-rentals.com. boy in our Olathe home. Approx. 12 - 13 hrs. per week. archdiocesan charismatic prayer groups, at (913) 371-6901; or send an e-mail to financial representatives in the Kansas City and Empo- drinks will also be available. March 20 at Curé of Ars Church, 9401 a full line of home remodeling services. 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Thinking about a new deck, retaining wall, fence or even Overland Park. $725/month. For information, call Katy at through March 14 at St. John Catholic Room. The topic will be “That’s how it is nancial products to our members and their families and a metal building? We can do it for a reasonable price. Call (913) 236-0445. Wanted to buy will provide excellent benefits and training. For informa- Josh at (913) 709-7230. tion or an interview, contact John A. Mahon, 307 Dakota, Everything plumbing - Leaks, faucets, toilets, sinks, Overland Park apartment - 1 BR; $550/mo. Great ***WANTED*** Holton KS 66436; or call (785) 364-5450. disposals, repairs and replacements. Over 20 years experi- location — near Oak Park Mall off 95th St. and Hwy. alt. I buy coins, older watches, ence. Fully licensed. Service anytime – days/nights/wknds. 69. 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Catholic Press Association Have a questionable Lent Experiencing God in our Catholic charities Award Winner hat do you want John Chapman better by his nickname: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, Johnny Appleseed. he social doctrine of Iraq who had only moments to respond trying to get their lives back on track. to a threat and get his family out of Many parishioners felt called to love 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, “Wto be remembered So, why should we look to him for the church is beauti- the country. One of his friends was these neighbors in concrete ways. for?” some additional inspiration as we con- T 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 tinue our Lenten journey? Well, in addi- not so lucky, and his entire family was Several reported learning that God Management expert Peter Drucker fully summed up in our murdered. She shared, “His life here is wants them to give of their time. One was asked this question by a teacher tion to being a lifelong traveler, he can Archbishop Edward O’Meara also teach us the value of patience and Lord’s command: “Love so difficult, and the whole time I just gentleman summed up the experience when he was 13 years old. In fact, the wanted to give him a hug and tell him when he said: “I’m just some white guy Award Winner teacher posed the question to each stu- persistence. You don’t plant a seed and your neighbor as you love then enjoy its fruit the next day. There’s it would be all right.” from the suburbs and, before today, I 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, dent in the class. Not surprisingly, none Another man shared how he saw thought the only way to help was to could come up with an answer. ourselves differently: not as hopeless a lot of hard work between the planting yourself.” 2001, 2002, 2003 The Journey to Justice Day retreat site visits to charities supported by the Christ in a Catholic Charities counsel- give these groups money and stuff. The teacher chuckled and said, “I sinners, stuck in a rut, but as redeemed and the harvesting. So, too, with Lent. is a daylong reflection on Christ’s call archdiocese: El Centro, Catholic Chari- or, Rasheeda, who mentored teenage But when I met with the people they didn’t expect you to be able to answer children of God, on a journey to becom- Secondly, Johnny Appleseed can to love and serve the poor. Recently, ties’ Shalom House, teen mother and mothers with tough, Christlike love. He served, I was struck by how much they it. But if you still can’t answer it by ing saints. And saints are remembered teach us about the value of doing small thanks to the help of a great commu- refugee programs. The St. Michael’s told us how, because of her success, she want me to give of my time.” the time you’re 50, then you will have for bearing good fruit. things for others. Planting seeds or of the nity service and outreach committee, I congregation (most of whom were is invited to speak at public schools. If you would like to help bring a Quote wasted your life.” There was a famous American for selling trees to pioneers may not have was blessed to help conduct a Journey part of the RCIA program) broke into However, the counselor has to say no, Journey to Justice Day to your parish, When Drucker attended his 6oth whom that was literally true: John seemed like such a big deal at the time, to Justice Day at St. Michael the Arch- groups and brought lunch to clients because they won’t let her talk about contact me at the archdiocesan office class reunion, one of his classmates Chapman was born in Leominster, but the trees that resulted, the smell Week of apple blossoms, and the fruit that angel Parish in Leawood. at each of these local works of mercy. God who is the secret to the program’s for social justice. Use the e-mail ad- asked, “Do you remember Father Mass., on Sept. 26, 1774. He was a Much of the morning was spent Many saints speak of Christ hiding success. dress below or call (913) 647-0317. Pflieger and that question?” skilled nurseryman, devoted to the people eventually enjoyed had a big reflecting on the following question: in the disguise of the poor. When the Parishioners returned transformed Everyone there did. And each said Bible, and lived a simple life. He’s impact, long after Johnny Appleseed “We wanted to lose had moved on. Our small deeds of kind- Who, then, is my neighbor? The an- retreat participants returned, some had by their encounters with people who Bill Scholl is the archdiocesan consultant that it had made a difference in their remembered for his gentle nature, his for social justice. You can e-mail Bill at: ness — a hug or smile here; a word of swer calls us out of ourselves to look at seen through this disguise and had met are homeless, or victims of domestic lives, even though most couldn’t gift of peacemaking, his curiosity, his [email protected]. some of the traditional the needs of those around us. our Lord. abuse, or refugees, or are teenage honestly answer it until they were in travels, and his generous spirit. He died encouragement or helping hand there The high point of the day was the One woman told of a refugee from moms. Every visit showed people trappings of a nursing their 40s. They’d begun wrestling with at the age of 70 in 1845 and is buried in — may not seem like much. But, with the question while in their 20s, but the Fort Wayne, Ind. God’s grace, they can produce incred- home when we did the answers didn’t stand the test of time. He even has a special day in his ible results. It took longer to discover what really honor that’s celebrated on March 11, To celebrate Johnny’s special day, renovation. Nursing treat yourself to an apple. As you enjoy matters. the day of his death . . . or not. (There’s family matters homes have generally Drucker found that that question in- still some dispute about this — the date it, thank God for all who had a hand duced him to constantly renew himself, of his death, that is, not the fact that he in producing it and bringing it to you. been designed to look because it pushed him to see himself died. Some insist that the proper date Take out the seeds and put them in a as a different person — the person he is March 18.) In any event, though he’s little dish, where they can serve as a like miniature hospitals, could become. (Adapted from a story not one of the great March saints (like visual inspiration for these remaining Sacrifice essential to love, hope in family life found in “Sower’s Seeds of Encourage- Patrick or Joseph) — or even Catholic, weeks of Lent. When you’re tempted to and now Dooley doesn’t. abandon your Lenten journey, let these ment: Fifth Planting” by Brian Cavana- for that matter — still, in a spirit of ecu- here did it go? The so, too, did my understanding of hope for them that guided us and We got rid of the big ugh, TOR.) menism, maybe we can consider him an seeds call you to persistence, patience, sacrifice. While Lent has a much richer called us into sacrifice, as it does to Lent, it seems to me, is the perfect unofficial, honorary Lenten “saint,” the and generosity. Wfirst half of Lent has understanding in my adult life, I feel a all loving parents. What continues to nurses’ desk and that time to ask ourselves Father Pflieger’s patron of those seeking to bear good What do you want to be remem- passed as quickly as sand challenge to my heart to better live out penetrate my heart is that the sacri- question: What do you want to be fruit. bered for? Being the apple of God’s eye my faith. fices, when looked back upon, were makes it seem much remembered for? Lent pushes us to see Oh, by the way, you might know wouldn’t be a bad thing at all. slipping through an hour- I see sacrifice as an integral part of actually joys, and not burdens, because love and hope — much like a father or they multiplied our love and our hope more like home. the gospel truth glass. mother who has the good of their child which, in turn, made sacrifice possible. Barbara Stec, I remember the Lents of my child- before them, and daily makes sacrifices Pope Benedict XVI said: “Human hood, which were marked by the of that time with a sense of awe and with love for the sake of their child. beings were created in the image and administrator for the Dooley Center sacrifice of living without candy. Those See story on page 1 peace. Love and sacrifice are intermingled likeness of God for love, and that com- Prodigal son is the story of two reconciliations weeks moved as slowly as a freight Those childhood years were about because they are the wellspring of plete human fulfillment only comes train being pushed manually. a limited understanding of sacrifice. hope. about when we make a sincere gift of he color purple, the capades and return of the younger son a It was on Good Friday that my It was there that we learned to give of My husband and I hoped that God ourselves to others. The family is the necessary prelude to that exchange? Your mother had us keep silent from noon ourselves. It was there that we laid the would guide our children, protect them privileged setting where every person advertising of fish answer makes a difference concerning Scripture Readings T to 3 p.m. It was a time to stay in my foundation for our adult understand- and draw them closely to his heart. We learns to give and receive love.” fries on Friday, the an- the main point of the parable. Does the room and pray. I must admit that in my ing of sacrifice. And, it was there that hoped their faith would be a guiding fourth Week of Lent parable focus upon the father’s compas- younger years I had a supply of crayons we first opened our hearts and minds strength in their lives. Jacki Corrigan is the archdiocesan nouncement of the parish sion toward the younger son? Or, does on hand and some paper just in case. to the Christ who gives us hope. It was faith and family that became consultant for the office of family life. March 14 the parable instead focus primarily upon But to this day, I remember the quiet However, as the years expanded, our priorities. It was an ever-present fourth Sunday of Lent communal penance ser- the challenge to the older brother to also Jos 5: 9a, 10-12; Ps 34: 2-7; 2 Cor 5: 17-21; vice: These are signs that show mercy? Lk 15: 1-3, 11-32 Lent is here. This parable is the longest one in the In any case, the parable presents the New Testament. Instead of a snippet possibilities of two reconciliations: one March 15 Parishes often hold a communal between the father and the younger penance service during Lent. This from everyday life, several scenes make Monday up the parable: the dialogue between son, and one between the two brothers. as the church prays Is 65: 17-21; Ps 30: 2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b; practice follows the advice of the intro- That twofold reconciliation suggests a duction to the Rite of Penance: “The the younger son and his father, during Jn 4: 43-54 which the son asks for the inheritance; parallel with the sacrament of penance. season of Lent is most appropriate for We celebrate reconciliation between celebrating the sacrament the aftermath, in which the March 16 younger son squanders his God and us, as well as reconciliation be- Tuesday of penance. Already on Ash fourth sunday tween us and our fellow human beings. Be part of the living Gospel this Lent Wednesday the people of God money and goes to work as a Ez 47: 1-9, 12; Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5: 1-16 of lent lowly swineherd; the return Ordinarily when we sin, we sin not only has heard the solemn invita- Lk 15: 1-3, 11-32 against God, but also against at least he sacraments are, in seems to be stuck: Let her go, and he’s time, curses and says: “I know not the tion: ‘Turn away from sin of the younger son and his broken the Law. Let her die, and he man!” A cock crows. Peter meets his March 17 plea for forgiveness; and the one other person: “Father, I have sinned Patrick, bishop and believe the good news.’ against heaven and against you.” Ttheir essence, Jesus loses his followers. “Let the one among master’s glance. He goes to weep. Jesus dialogue between the father Is 49: 8-15; Ps 145: 8-9, 13c-14, 17-18; It is therefore fitting to have The communal penance service you without sin cast the first stone,” goes to die. Jesus, risen from the dead, several penitential celebrations during and the older son, in which the father simply doing for us today Jesus says. One by one, rocks drop to comes to Peter and the other disciples. Jn 5: 17-30 encourages the older son to show com- brings out that fuller dimension of sin. Lent, so that all the faithful may have It aims at reconciliation on many levels. what he did for those with the ground, sinners departing. She’s all Does he scold, admonish, or dress an opportunity to be reconciled with passion for his brother. alone before her true judge. “Neither down these friends who let him down March 18 We should note that the parable Pope John Paul II expressed it well: whom he lived while he Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop, God and their neighbor and so be able “This reconciliation with God leads, as do I condemn you,” he says. “Go in so abjectly? “Peace be with you,” he to celebrate the paschal mystery in the could easily end after the reconciliation peace, but sin no more.” says. doctor of the church between the father and the younger it were, to other reconciliations, which was in the flesh. Easter triduum with renewed hearts.” A son wants emancipation from before he arrives. (What does this tell A tax collector is keeping office at Want to be part of this living Gos- Ex 32: 7-14; Ps 106: 19-23; Jn 5: 31-47 son. That would be a natural stopping repair the other breaches caused by sin. Ordinarily, the penance service his father. And, for all he cares, Dad us?) The son confesses. The father re- his station. Jesus arrives at the scene. pel? Go to confession, to the sacrament point. In fact, the Lectionary offers that The forgiven penitent is reconciled with includes the reading of Scripture. One might as well be dead. He simply wants joices. Not a slave, but a son! An older, “Follow me,” Jesus says. Two simple of penance and reconciliation. Let the March 19 as a shorter version of the reading. himself in his inmost being, where he frequently heard is the Gospel reading what he has coming to him. His father hard-working, judgmental brother words. The tax collector gets up, leaves good Lord do for you what he did for JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF This brings up a question: Did the regains his innermost truth. He is rec- for this Sunday, Lk 15:1-3, 11-32. We grants him his freedom. The son goes refuses to forgive. The father consoles his station, and never returns. Matthew them. You know you’re a sinner. You THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY parable originally conclude with the onciled with his brethren whom he has usually call that passage the parable of and squanders this freedom in a life of him tenderly, admonishing him to re- becomes no less than an apostle, called know he forgives sins. He always has! 2 Sm 7: 4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89: 2-5, 27, 29; dialogue between the father and the in some way offended and wounded. the prodigal son. That familiar story free-living, till he’s spent everything. joice when the dead come back to life. right from the depths of his sin. He “Neither do I condemn you. Go in Rom 4: 13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1: 16, 18-21, 24a returned prodigal, with the exchange He is reconciled with the Church. He is tells about the son who returns home Suddenly, he’s all alone. A famine hits. A “woman of the night” is hauled even later writes one of the Gospels. peace, but sin no more.” between the father and the older son reconciled with all creation” (Catechism after spending his share of the inheri- The boy is destitute. He decides to go before Jesus. They want her stoned Peter denies the Lord. Goodness, March 20 added later on, to expand upon the of the Catholic Church, no. 1469). tance. His father generously forgives back home and ask his father to let him for her sins. They also want to trap how he loves him, he really does. But Michael Podrebarac is the archdiocesan Saturday original parable? Or, does the parable Father Mike Stubbs is pastor of him and then urges his older brother to be a slave, for at least then he won’t be Jesus in his own words. (Where are her he is weak and even stupid at times, consultant for the liturgy office. Jer 11: 18-20; Ps 7: 2-3, 9b-12; Jn 7: 40-53 reach its climax in the exchange between St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lansing and has also reconcile with the returnee. alone and hungry. Dad sees him well partners in sin? What hypocrisy!) Jesus and in his fear, when asked a third the father and the older son, with the es- a degree in Scripture from Harvard University. 16 LOCAL NEWS THE LEAVEN • march 12, 2010 Curé parishioner and

Curé of Ars, Leawood, parish- Elders lead singer named ioner Ian Byrne is the grand marshal of this year’s St. Pat- rick’s Day parade. Byrne, a native of Ireland, received his parade grand marshal American citizenship this year. Pat Delaney and his children, Mary and Gavin, By Jill Ragar Esfeld have a special reason to celebrate on St. Pat- Special to The Leaven rick’s Day. LEAWOOD — When the grand marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Kansas City, Mo., was an- Born to be nounced at a recent fundraiser, Curé of Ars, Leawood, parishioner Ian Byrne was more surprised than anyone else. Patrick “They were up at the microphone and they started profiling this per- By Jill Ragar Esfeld son,” he said. “And I’m thinking, ‘Gee, Special to The Leaven he sounds a lot like me.’ “And then Shawnee — Pat Delaney, from Good they an- Shepherd Parish here, is well past the legal The KC Irish nounced my drinking age. But he still gets carded all Fest, which takes name, and the time. place over Labor I was just After all, when you speak with an Irish Day weekend, floored!” brogue, your name is Patrick, and you will launch its It‘s fitting claim to be born on St. Patrick’s Day, you new Web site on that this year’s often have to pull out an ID to prove it. St. Patrick’s Day. honoree is By- “People never believe me,” said Del- Anyone inter- rne, lead vocal- aney. “I’ve been asked to show my license ested in volun- ist for the Celtic on several occasions. One lady I showed it teering to help rock band The Thirty-five hundred Catholics attended the Sunday Morning Mass at last year’s KC Irish Fest for to said, ‘You can’t get any more Irish than with the Fest can Elders. which the St. Andrew Pipes & Drums provided music. that.’” register at: www. A native of Actually, you can. You can be from a kcirishfest.com. Ireland, Byrne But torrential rains didn’t deter The leave it to the Irish — we had people large Irish-Catholic family. received his Elders from performing. They set up sitting on empty kegs.” “I’m the youngest of seven,” Delaney American citi- on a small stage inside the Phillips Ho- The Irish Fest has become so suc- said. “I have four older brothers; luckily, zenship this year. For many years, he’s tel, the festival headquarters that year. cessful that it is now one of the main none of them was named Patrick.” been closely linked to two major Irish “We got all the bands together and sponsors of the parade. In the last And you could be raised in an Irish pub. events in Kansas City — St. Patrick’s we all played, and it since has become three years, the KC Irish Fest has also “My parents had a pub for 43 years in Day and the Kansas City Irish Fest. one of those folklore great evenings of given out $120,000 in cultural grants. Ireland, and we lived above it,” he said. And those two events are closely music in Kansas City,” Byrne said. And the festival has a unique way to “All seven of us were raised there.” linked to each other. Since that first rainout, the fest support local Catholic parishes. Delaney said curiosity brought him to St. Patrick’s Day in Kansas City has been a great success, with bigger “We provide them the opportu- the United States. He first lived in Boston, doesn’t just kick off a day of parades crowds each year. nity to man where he bartended for a while, and then learned the trade of woodworking. and celebrations. It kicks off a season “Our festival is built around fam- The Elders’ an- one of our of preparation for one of the biggest ily,” said Follis. “It has something for bars to raise Though St. Patrick is his namesake, Del- nual hoolie will aney chose to follow in the footsteps of St. Irish festivals in the nation, held over every age.” be held on March money for Labor Day weekend at Crown Center The festival features two large kids’ their school Joseph and moved to Kansas City in 2007 13 at the Midland to start his own business doing finished Square in Kansas City, Mo. areas, an exhibit of Irish history, a Fies Theater in down- and parish Holy Spirit, Overland Park, parish- (Irish dance competition), and Irish needs,” said carpentry and trim work. town Kansas He runs his business according to the ioner Ed Follis, one of the founders of bands that play throughout the three- City, Mo. Tickets O ’ C o n n o r . the KC Irish Fest, said it owes its roots day weekend. “Each one of strong Catholic principles taught him by are still avail- his mother Mary. to the St. Patrick’s Day parade. The Elders traditionally give a able. For more the six bars “The parade board was very influ- concert to end the festival on Sunday is run by a “I always try to do my best and be information, honest and fair with customers,” he said. ential in the early days.” he explained. night. visit the Web site different par- “[Members of the parade board] used Rory O’Connor is the current presi- ish.” “My mother used to say, ‘If you don’t stand at: www.elders for something, you’ll fall for anything.’ the credibility they had established dent of the KC Irish Fest. Originally music.com. Byrne can over the years to get sponsors for us.” from Ireland, O’Connor now resides attest to the Honesty is my big one, because that’s what Byrne, whose band has played at in St. Francis Xavier Parish in Kansas fact that the I grew up to believe.” every KC Irish Fest, fondly remembers City, Mo. He considers the Sunday KC Irish Fest Delaney has fond memories of St. Pat- the first one in 1999. It was almost a morning outdoor Mass the highlight is the best in the nation. rick’s Day back in Ireland. miserable failure. of the festival. “We play them all,” he said. “And “It was a holy day of obligation,” he re- “It was a monsoon that weekend,” “It’s so popular, a few years ago we the hospitality and facilities of the KC called, “so we’d always start off with Mass, he said. ran out of seats,” he said. “And so — Irish Fest are the best. It’s just the way and part of the Mass would be in Gaelic. things are done here.” “There was always the Irish National “It’s a tribute to all of the organizers Games on in the afternoon. And at night, and volunteers who put so much into in my parents’ pub, there would always be it all year around,” said O’Connor. Irish music playing on St. Patrick’s Day.” To promote the event, the Irish Fest What impresses him most about Ameri- has a spot along cottage row on the pa- cans is our spirituality. rade route. “People here are dedicated to their “We’ll be launching our new Web faith and take it seriously,” he said. “When site that day and letting the media out- I see people at Mass here, I know they lets know we’re almost halfway to the want to be there.” Irish Fest,” said O’Connor. “People can What he finds most unusual is our de- stop by cottage row and get informa- sire to be something other than American. tion.” “Since I came to here, I have met so On your way there, keep an eye out many people who say, ‘I’m half Irish’ or for Byrne leading the parade. whatever. I want my children to know “I’ll march up front and wave to about Ireland, but I want them to be everybody,” he said. “I want it to be a American first.” nice sunny day, and I want everyone Delaney will spend this St. Patrick’s to come out and have smiling Irish Day watching the parade with his children, eyes.” Mary and Gavin. “No foolishness along the sides of And maybe showing a few people his ID. the streets,” he added. “Everybody be “I grew up with it, so it isn’t strange to safe and have a great day!” me,” he said. “But people here do seem to The 2009 KC Irish Fest float was filled with board and committee members and their families. find it unique.”